darwin67
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postmark translation
Hi. I'm having difficulty translating the office of origin in this postmark on a 1917 postcard. Can any kind soul offer a solution ?
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darwin67
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O.K. I've found references to an Izyaslavl as well as Izyaslav in Volhynia province. I'm assuming the latter name is likely my target. ?
One bonus: enlarging the image drew my attention to a detail I had overlooked (despite the previous use of a 10X stereo microscope!), the faint
Vienna censor's stamp on top of the indicia.
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The cancellation clearly says ИЗЯСЛАВЛЬ ВОЛ. Google searches came up with only
one Izyazslavl' extant by the beginning of the 20th century - that's Izyaslavl' Station south of the Izyaslav town center. It is still a big railway
station. There is no indication that it is a railroad station postmark, so perhaps the urban area immediately surrounding the station was also called
Izyaslavl' and had a post office. Just a guess.
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Thank you for this input, I appreciate your interest and information.
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David Jay
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ИЗЯСЛАВЛЬ was an Uezd town in Volinsk Gubernai (province); that status was sort of analogous to
a county seat in an American state. Cancels are relatively common, if any small place in Russia in 1917 can be considered "common".
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Many thanks!
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